Administrative Quote by Edward Tufte

“The idea is that the content is the interface, the information is the interface, not computer-administrative debris.”

Edward Tufte

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If you’re told what to look for, you can’t see anything else.

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“Comparisons must be enforced within the scope of the eyespan, a fundamental point occasionally forgotten in practice.”

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If there is a well thought-out design standard, it should be followed. In practice, great design comes from great designers. That is empirically the…

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The point of the essay is to change things.

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Here's the general theory: To clarify, add detail. Imagine that. To clarify, add detail. And clutter and overload are not an attribute of information,…

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My idea here is that, inasmuch as certain cognitive tasks and principles are tied to nature's laws, these tasks and principles are indifferent to…

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Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.

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Confusion and clutter are failures of design, not attributes of information. And so the point is to find design strategies that reveal detail and…

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We've drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process.

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If your words or images are not on point, making them dance in color won't make them relevant.

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I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things…

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“If the statistics are boring, then you've got the wrong numbers.”

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